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# number

## Description

Formats a number using certain separators to be read better.

## Input / Parameter

| Name              | Description                                                                                                                           | Input Type | Default | Options | Required |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------- | ------- | -------- |
| value             | The value to be formatted.                                                                                                            | Number     | -       | -       | Yes      |
| decimal           | The number of decimal places that should be seen. Example: If the input is 5, the value will have 5 decimal place such as, 123.00000. | Number     | -       | -       | No       |
| decimalSeparator  | The separator for decimals, such as a decimal point.                                                                                  | Text       | -       | -       | No       |
| thousandSeparator | The separator for millons and thousands place in values. Example: If the input is ' ', 1000000 will be returned as 1 000 000.         | Text       | -       | -       | No       |

## Output

| Description                                                                  | Output Type |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the formatted number with decimal point and separators where needed. | Text        |

## Example

In this example, we will adjust a number's thousand and decimal separator and print the formatted number in the console.

### Step

1. Drag a `button` component into the canvas and open the `Action` tab. Select the `press` event of the button and drag the `Log.write` function to the event flow.
2. Call the function `Format.number` inside the `Log.write` function.
3. Sample parameters are shown in the picture below.

   ![](/files/4sA5k5iHD1JsohiJr3Uu)

### Result

1. The console will print the formatted number.

   ![](/files/AZXiBTQEnn2WdGblPTCb)